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CVE-2016-1712
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.19, 5.1.x before 5.1.12, 6.0.x...
Vulnerability Description
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.19, 5.1.x before 5.1.12, 6.0.x before 6.0.14, 6.1.x before 6.1.12, and 7.0.x before 7.0.8 might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging improper sanitization of the root_reboot local invocation.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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Affected Vendor
paloaltonetworks
View all reports →Affected Software
pan-os
Vulnerable Versions:
5.0.0, 5.1, 6.0.0, 6.1.0, 7.0.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 2nd, 2016
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.